Slide buckle



June 10, 1930. H, DOMKEE 1,762,263

SLIDE BUCKLE Filed Feb', 15, 1929 JUHN H, DmMK-EE ATTy Patented June 10,1930 muren stares PATENT orFlcE `JOHN II. DOMKEE, OF WEST HAVEN,CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WIRE NOVELTY MANUFACTURING CO., F WESTHAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT Application ledFebruary 15, 1929, Serial No. 340,247.

in the drawing but readily admits of certain modifications within thescope of what hereinafter may be claimed.

The following is the description of an embodiment of the invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which the Figure lisa face view of the slide buckle the Figure 2 is a bot-tom view and theFigure 3 is a side elevation.

Referring more particularly to the drawing in which similar numbersrefer to similar parts the slide buckle, while illustrated as made ofwire, may be stamped from sheet metal or made in any other desiredmanner, but as illustrated the buckle is made from a single piece ofwire and comprises the pair of loops l and 2 connectedat one side by thesidebar 3 and free at the other side, the loops l and 2, including theside-bar 3, being arranged in the same plane. Intermediate bars 4l and 5extend integrally from the free side of the loops across the buckle tothe connected side thereof and are independently made in an undulatingform with relatively staggered high points, each bar being thuscorrugated to provide a central hump 6 projecting from opposite faces ofthe loops in an opposite direction, one from the other, and along planesperpendicular with the plane of the loops, and cach bar furtherproviding spaced humps 7, the humps 7 of one bar projecting fromopposite faces of the combined loops in an opposite direction from thatof the humps 7 of the other bar, and the humps 7 of each bar projectingfrom opposite faces of the combined loops in an opposite direction fromthat of the hump 6 of the same bar, the humps 7 being spaced from theirrespective sides of the loops. The ends of the bars 4 and 5, being thetwo ends of the single piece of wire from which the buckle is made, maybe welded to the side-bar 3 if desired. parent that the undulated orcorrugated bars 4 and 5, relatively staggered and thus c0- operating toform spaced humps projecting from opposite faces of the combined loops,provide `a reversible slide buckle adapted to receive a strap to bethreaded thereinto in the usual. manner without regard to the relativepositions of the slide buckle and the strap, the spaced humps,projecting out of the plane ofthe combined loops, being adapted tooffset the threaded strap to bind it therein when It is therefore apthoremaining portion of the strap adjacent the slide buckle issubstantially in the plane of the combined loops.

What l claim is l. A slide buckle having a pair of loops connected atone side and free at the opposite side, and intermediate bars extendingintegrally from the free side of the loops and being provided withspaced single peaked humps projecting out of the plane of the buckle,the free ends of the bars engaging the side connection.

2. A reversible slide buckle having a pair of loops connected at oneside andfree at the opposite side, and intermediate lined bars eX-tending integrally from the free side of the loops and being providedwith spaced single peaked humps projecting out of the plane of thebuckle in both directions, the free ends of the bars engaging the sideconnection.

3. A reversible slide buckle having a pair of loops connected at oneside and free at the opposite side; intermediate bars having their freeends engaging the side connection; and peaked humps provided by bothbars, the peaked humps of onebar alternating with the peaked humps ofthe other bar to provide spaced peaked humps projecting out of the planeof the buckle in one direction and also spaced peaked humps projectingout of said plane in the other direction.

1l. A slide buckle of rectangular form having an upper bar, a lower bar,and side bars; and intermediate fixed and angularly bent bars extendingfrom one side to the other side of the buckle, the angular bends of onebar alternating With the angular bends of the other bar to providespaced peaked humps projecting out of the plane of the buckle inopposite directions. Y

5. A reversible slide buckle comprising a single piece of Wire of Whicha middle portion is bent to form a pair of loops connected at one sideand free at the opposite side, the remaining end portions of the Wireextending across the buckle from the free side that their free ends mayengage the side connection, said Wire end portions being lirst bent outof the plane of the buckle, each in opposite directions, and eachfurther bent, relatively crossed and recrossed to alternately yprovidespaced peaked humps projecting from the plane of the buckle in bothdirections.

6. A reversible slide buckle having a pair of loops connected at oneside and free at the opposite side; intermediate iixed bars eXtendingintegrally from the free side of the loops, the free ends of the barsengaging the side connection; and spaced single-peaked humps provided byone of the bars and projecting in opposite directions out of the planeof the buckle.

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